by Archive | May 22, 2009
A survey commissioned by Ekklesia, and carried out my ComRes at the height of the MP’s expenses scandal found amongst the voting population: • 78% say independents should stand where MPs have behaved ‘unethically’ • 63% believe British democracy would be...
by Archive | Feb 18, 2009
1. Introduction Over the past eleven years, the British government has passed a number of laws that specifically tackle, or include directly in their provisions, protection of the freedom of ‘religion or belief’. The principle pieces of legislation are: • Employment...
by Archive | Feb 12, 2009
What did Darwin have to say about religion? What were his religious, or anti-religious, beliefs? Did he believe that his theory of evolution by natural selection was incompatible with belief in a Creator? Was it his revolutionary science that turned him into an...
by Archive | Jan 16, 2009
A ceasefire may still be called in Gaza in the near future, but whatever the eventual outcome of the conflict, the manner of its development so far already has long-term significance. The background to the conflict There is much dispute as to how the tenuous six-month...
